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blacksabbathrulz

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suing over an injury
#5710191 - 06/04/06 02:42 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Last year I got a phone call which said that my best friend of 18 years was dead. It was the worst and scariest moment of my life. He was resuccitated after being dead for 9 minutes and 43 seconds.
Him and some friends were going on a trip. My friend was driving and got them lost. The one asshole in the car, who also owned the car, demanded to drive, despite being under the influence of pot. He proceeded to drive like a maniac, and tried to take a sharp turn going 85 miles an hour. The car flipped several times, and my best friend was thrown out the back window.
My friend suffered from severe brain damage. He shattered his pelvis, broke several ribs, lost teeth, fractured his skull, and spent just over a month in a coma. For days the doctors thought he was going to die, and if he didn't would quite possibly be in a vegetative state. Thankfully they were wrong. After a month he came out of his coma, and was released to a rehabilitation center.
There he went through hell between undergoing surgeries every now and then, not knowing who he was or who the people around him were. I wept after every time I visited him, which was often.
I am happy to report, that miracuosly, he is the same person he used to be more or less, which means I have my best friend back. Unfortunately, he has brain damage, which has affected only his short term memory. The doctor said he would be lucky to handle 6 credits a semester, which means his options are limited.
He has several bolts in his body, and has scars over much of his body. The driver of the car was arrested for reckless driving, possession of marijuana, and DWI. Fuck that cocksucking piece of shit. I hope he dies.
On another note, I have encouraged my friend to sue the kid's insurance company. I think he has a damn solid case, and I think he deserves serious compensation for his injuries. Does anyone here have any advice for him? Or has anyone ever sued for injuries? What was the outcome? Thanks....
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On the sunny side, I can guarantee he will die. Just a matter of when.
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Re: suing over an injury [Re: whatever123]
#5710219 - 06/04/06 03:02 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Definitely. I'll give you an example thats not even as serious but yielded good results. three friends of mine were out in Miami beach one night ( lets call them A,B and C) , all equally stoned off their asses, when the car in front of them breaks suddenly and A swerves out of the way, avoiding hitting the expensive car in front of them. Now this could've gone OK if he had gone right, which would've sent them into a fence, but for some reason A swerves INTO oncoming traffic, hitting a car. They all escaped with minor injuries but the car was fucked. B and C sued A's insurance company and they got a nice sum plus physical therapy. ( They are all still friends ) I really think your friend should sue the insurance company, if not the moron driver. He deserves compensation and has more than just a solid case. That idiot almost ended his life.
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Re: suing over an injury [Re: Rhysaboveit]
#5710268 - 06/04/06 03:40 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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yeah, id make that dumb ass pay for all of my medical bills and trauma.
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blacksabbathrulz said: Him and some friends were going on a trip. My friend was driving and got them lost. The one asshole in the car, who also owned the car, demanded to drive, despite being under the influence of pot.
Does anyone here have any advice for him? Or has anyone ever sued for injuries? What was the outcome? Thanks....
givent the first statement, a jury may rule in favor of the defendant (owner of the car) because your friend was originaly driving, gave up control of the vehicle to someone he knew was under the influence of drugs and as such has put his life into someone elses hands. had your friend decided to retain control of the vehicle he may have had a case, if he'd decided to remove himself from the vehicle altogether again he may have had a case, except in both cases he wouldnt have had any injuries.
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Re: suing over an injury [Re: Rhysaboveit]
#5710388 - 06/04/06 07:31 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Rhysaboveit said: I really think your friend should sue the insurance company, if not the moron driver. He deserves compensation and has more than just a solid case.
when you sue over an accident, you sue the insured person, not the insurance company as the insurance company was not at fault, the insurance carrier pays the legal fees and settlement for the insured
as for the case, if I were on the jury, I'd rule against the plaintif, he knew better than to let his intoxicated friend drive, ie, he has no case.
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blacksabbathrulz

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Re: suing over an injury [Re: Prisoner#1]
#5710774 - 06/04/06 11:29 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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blacksabbathrulz said: Him and some friends were going on a trip. My friend was driving and got them lost. The one asshole in the car, who also owned the car, demanded to drive, despite being under the influence of pot.
Does anyone here have any advice for him? Or has anyone ever sued for injuries? What was the outcome? Thanks....
givent the first statement, a jury may rule in favor of the defendant (owner of the car) because your friend was originaly driving, gave up control of the vehicle to someone he knew was under the influence of drugs and as such has put his life into someone elses hands. had your friend decided to retain control of the vehicle he may have had a case, if he'd decided to remove himself from the vehicle altogether again he may have had a case, except in both cases he wouldnt have had any injuries.
Actually, my friend wasn't aware at the time he was high. He found out from his parents about 6 months after the accident when he was able to comprehend what happened.
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a jury isnt going to believe that, the defense lawyer is going to ask key questions like "why wasnt the owner of the vehicle driving in the first place?" "was the plaintif covered on the insurance as a driver of the vehicle?" "why wasnt the plaintif wearing his seatbelt?"
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blacksabbathrulz

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Re: suing over an injury [Re: Prisoner#1]
#5710788 - 06/04/06 11:35 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Prisoner#1 said: a jury isnt going to believe that, the defense lawyer is going to ask key questions like "why wasnt the owner of the vehicle driving in the first place?" "was the plaintif covered on the insurance as a driver of the vehicle?" "why wasnt the plaintif wearing his seatbelt?"
Well, being insured himself, he was allowed to be driving. The other girl who was in the car, and broke her arm was awarded 4 million might I add.
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4 million over a broken arm? sounds pretty improbable, I've seen more serious injuries with quite solid cases that have recieved much less
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blacksabbathrulz

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Re: suing over an injury [Re: Prisoner#1]
#5710796 - 06/04/06 11:38 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Prisoner#1 said: 4 million over a broken arm? sounds pretty improbable, I've seen more serious injuries with quite solid cases that have recieved much less
That's what I thought too. Here arm was severely broken I should add. They had to perform extensive surgery. I guess you could say her arm was shattered. She got money from her insurance company, and the drivers insurance company after suing.
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blacksabbathrulz

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Btw, I don't think she deserved even half of that. My friend on the other hand, deserves a lot IMO, as he pretty much went from being a A college student, to not being able to handle more than 6 credits.
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Prisoner#1
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I agree that your friend does deserve compensation but I'm skeptical that he'll recieve much out of it if it goes to court, if he sues for 20 million he bay get an out of court settlement for 5 million (after negotiation), he should take it and turn it over to a good broker
I had a friend that was hit by a semi, she was with her family, needed reconstructive surgery on her face as well as lots of broken bones, her court settlement was under 1 million, the girl you refered to may be exagerating a little
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blacksabbathrulz

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Re: suing over an injury [Re: Prisoner#1]
#5710847 - 06/04/06 11:48 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Prisoner#1 said: I agree that your friend does deserve compensation but I'm skeptical that he'll recieve much out of it if it goes to court, if he sues for 20 million he bay get an out of court settlement for 5 million (after negotiation), he should take it and turn it over to a good broker
I had a friend that was hit by a semi, she was with her family, needed reconstructive surgery on her face as well as lots of broken bones, her court settlement was under 1 million, the girl you refered to may be exagerating a little
I dunno, she has already bought a ferrari, and a house that was 800k near my mom's house. Granted she may have put some down, and is making payments, but I don't see how should could afford those payments if she didn't already have the money. Maybe she got like a million or so. Who knows. I'd have my arm shattered for a million or more any day.
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she'll be flat broke and selling everything in a couple years if she's spending like that
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blacksabbathrulz

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Re: suing over an injury [Re: Prisoner#1]
#5710882 - 06/04/06 11:56 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Prisoner#1 said: she'll be flat broke and selling everything in a couple years if she's spending like that
Definitely. I would have put that shit in a mutual fund, high interest cd, or something worthy of investing in before I'd touch any of it. Well I probably would have taken like 10k and had fun with it, but who gets money, and then blows it all right away. Not a smart move.
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Your friend has a very good case...
almost any good personal injury lawyer in my state would jump on the opertunity to take his case.
and your friend should go after some compinsation.
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I have a case that is pending from a car accident right now.
And my lawyer jumped on it...and I didn't have to spend a dime on the laywer.
He will get his $$$ when he wins the case.
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Many years ago...
like 29 years ago.
I lost a good friend in an accident like the one your friend was in.
Brock was sleeping in the back seat of a car...on his way home from a party.
Everyone had been drinking.
The friend that was driving lost control of the car on a dangerous corner... tight corner next to a cement factory that was really slick in the rain.
The car slid out of control into a telephone pole. The telephone pole split the car in half...right down the middle.
Brock's brother Doug was in the car behind the car his brother was in. Brock died in his brothers arms.
Doug was never the same... He drank and drugged himself to death. Within 4 years he was dead. 
I still think of those 2 brothers... and it makes me sad.

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blacksabbathrulz

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Re: suing over an injury [Re: Roadkill]
#5711024 - 06/04/06 12:35 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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That's terrible . I lost it when all this happened to my friend. To make matters worse, I was in France the night it happened. Not exactly a 2 hour drive from where he was. I felt so helpless. Hands down, the worst days of my life
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